During epidemic levels seen in 2021, over 7,000 motors were targeted for their catalytic converters and the precious metals ...

Investigators have identified a suspect vehicle using surveillance video and flock cameras. The vehicle is a black Lexus SUV ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Kern County supervisors have approved a new ordinance aimed at cracking down on catalytic converter thefts, making it illegal to possess a detached converter without proof ...

Authorities are warning car-owners that vehicles developed in the last decade that use keyless technology are susceptible to ...

Copper theft is spiking in the U.S. due to tariffs and more demand. This is copper wire recovered after an investigation that involved AT&T security. In the last six months of 2024, some 6,000 ...

Vermilion Crime Stoppers: Man wanted for catalytic … News / Aug 31, 2022 / 08:49 AM CDT An arrest warrant has been secured for the apprehension of Brylin Bessard. Bessard is wanted for two counts of ...

A public utility in Mason County has started labeling its power poles hoisting fiber-optic cables so thieves don’t mistake the lines for expensive copper wire. “This wire is steel core, not copper,” ...

Mark Olek holds a replacement catalytic converter at his Economy Muffler shop on University Avenue in St. Paul on Jan. 9, 2020.